Savita Bhabhi

Savita Bhabhi is an Indianpornographic cartoon character and has earned a recognition[1] as India's first porn star. The character named Savita is depicted as an attractive, promiscuous housewife who is ignored by her husband (Ashok) and engages in sexual adventures. The suffix bhabhi ([[]]: sister-in-law) is commonly attached to first names of Indian housewives. The character initially appeared in a freely available comic strip at savitabhabhi.com. It has since been converted into a subscription-based strip owned by kirtu.com.

The cartoon character was first[2] introduced by Deshmukh in March 2008.[1] It proved controversial in the conservative Indian setting as soon as it was introduced. Some critics felt it represented the face of new India's ultra-liberal section.[3][4]

The Savita Bhabhi Movie was released on May 2013; it deals with the subject of internet censorship in a humorous way with Savita Bhabhi as the heroine who saves the day.[5]

Pornography is broadly illegal in India.[7] As a result, the original website was censored by the Indian government under its anti-pornography laws. This was met with criticism from the likes of prominent Indian libertarian bloggers and journalist Amit Varma.[8] Eventually the mainstream media columnists joined in criticizing the ban as reflecting a "meddlesome, patriarchal mindset" of a "Net Nanny" government. This resulted in an online movement to save the character from being destroyed.[9]

Initially the creators of the site chose to remain anonymous, going under the assumed collective name Indian Porn Empire.[10] However in 2009, the creator of the site Puneet Agarwal, a second generation Indian living in the UK revealed his identity in an attempt to fight against the ban. However a month later, due to family pressure he announced his decision to take down the comic strip.[2]